Black RB commits to Penn State.....Question

MrPoon

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http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/...mitment-from-record-setting-running-back.html

I was just wondering, this kid was ranked #2 HS running back in the state of PA by Scout.com. Does anyone know are there comparable white kids in the state? And why why not are they ranked lower (assumption)?



"Meadville (Pa.) High School running back Journey Brown, who set a state record in his junior year by rushing for 722 yards in a game, announced on Twitter he has made an oral commitment to Penn State for the freshman class starting the fall of 2017.


The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Brown, who won the PIAA Class AAA 100-meter championship last year, chose the Nittany Lions over Temple and Syracuse.

“After talking with my mom and family, I am very proud to announce I am going to be a Nittany Lion,” Brown wrote Thursday night on Twitter. “Thank you to the coach staff at Penn State for this fantastic

Brown was ranked as Pennsylvania’s No. 2 running back in the 2017 class by Scout.com. Both Scout and 247Sports.com gave him a 3-star rating.

Brown rushed for 2,791 yards and 45 touchdowns this past season at Meadville. He finished his career with 7,027 rushing yards and scored 103 TDs on the ground.

Brown is the 19th player to commit verbally to Penn State. Four of them already have enrolled at the university. National Signing Day is Feb. 1.
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Don Wassall

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Check out the posts on Zane Dudek in the Class of 2017 thread. Fantastic running back who ended up going to the Ivy League as no big programs wanted him.
 

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Also we should figure out which state division ( A, AA, AAA etc) he played in. Whites get written off for playing in the "less competitive" divisions at the high school level. It's typically the second strike for a white recruit after their skin color.

When I visit family in northeastern pa around thanksgiving the paper has the all met teams for football and they are always made up of white athletes.
 

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Dudek should be a Panther or Lion.....If this guy can't get a scholarship from these schools, forget it....Zach Zwinak who was awesome in high school came in as a fullback for PSU and only got a chance because of injuries......He had some great games and 2 900+ yard seasons......
 
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